Mar. 20, 2024 8:00 am
From Bars to Belonging: Overcoming the Housing Crisis Facing Returning Citizens
Formerly Incarcerated Philadelphians Need a Place to Call Home
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Jul. 2, 2019 8:06 am
PA becomes first state to institute Clean Slate law to seal old and minor criminal records
Community Legal Services believes that in the first month alone of Clean Slate, more charges will be cleared in Pennsylvania than have ever been cleared before nationwide.
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Jun. 11, 2019 7:30 am
The case for doing well by doing good: Hiring returning citizens is good for business
"For businesses to not miss out on talent, they must shift not just language, but their perspective on inclusive hiring," says Bradford Bucknum from the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia.
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Jan. 14, 2019 12:35 pm
Pa.’s new Clean Slate Law means jail time is no longer a life sentence
At least for some Pennsylvanians, like ND, who served time in the '90s for misdemeanors: "My record should be clean just like me."
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Jun. 25, 2018 12:17 pm
UPDATE: That Clean Slate bill was just signed into law in Pennsylvania
The legislation automatically seals the records of people with misdemeanors who earn no further convictions after 10 years as well as those who have been arrested but faced no convictions.
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Aug. 30, 2017 11:27 am
Colleges shouldn’t ask about applicants’ criminal histories, but most in Philly do
Community Legal Services just dropped a report on college admissions and students with criminal records.
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Jun. 28, 2017 6:18 pm
Pa.’s Clean Slate bill was just unanimously passed by the state Senate
It's a big win for criminal justice reform advocates and those with low-level criminal convictions.
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Mar. 16, 2016 12:35 pm
The city’s new fair hiring law is a big deal. Here’s why
Ban the Box is a big step in the right direction, but there's still lots of work to be done.